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Reviewed issue applicability

15-251-19: This Service Information Bulletin Provides Additional Diagnostics To Follow When Addressing A Telematics-Related Dtc B2a16. In Most Cases I safety campaign: affected Subaru Crosstrek years

The cited record is bound to model year 2020; no broader incidence claim is made. This list reflects reviewed applicability only. It does not claim every vehicle is affected.

Years in the published dossier

What to inspect

  1. 1Check the VIN for open NHTSA actions, then ask the inspector to test the named system and document the result.

Exact evidence receipts

clm_subaru-crosstrek-2020-tsb-nhtsa-mc-10165548-15-251-19-2020-obs-201022020 Subaru CrosstrekEvidence: Medium confidence

The official record identifies a condition that deserves candidate-specific inspection and record verification.

“This Service Information Bulletin provides additional diagnostics to follow when addressing a Telematics-related DTC B2A16. In most cases involving this DTC, the following scenario(s) occur: • When trying to use the remote engine starter (RES) feature through Telematics (STARLINK / My Subaru app) the request is unsuccessful and the red Telematics indicator lamp illuminates. • The customer takes their vehicle to the Retailer and the Technician finds the only code stored to be B2A16 in the DCM. • The Technician diagnoses the DTC per the applicable Service Manual trouble tree and replaced the DCM.”
NHTSAtsbSep 2019Open source record